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  Bethesda MD (SPX) Oct 08, 2019 We see more and more reports of debris concern among satellite operators and space observers. Add to this the many recent announcements of multiple broadband satellite constellations that are being funded and developed for launch in the next few years. Just focusing on low Earth orbits (LEO), there are an estimated 15,000 satellites in the works. For example, Amazon is planning to launch 3,236 satellite and SpaceX is already building the first of 4,000 multi-hundred-kilogram spacecraft. Add all of ... read more |
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Artemis, meet ARTEMIS: Pursuing Sun Science at the MoonGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 08, 2019 By 2024, NASA will land astronauts, including the first woman and next man, on the Moon as part of the Artemis lunar exploration program. This won't be the first time NASA takes the name Artemis to ... more  
Saturn surpasses Jupiter after the discovery of 20 new moonsWashington DC (SPX) Oct 08, 2019 Move over Jupiter; Saturn is the new moon king. A team led by Carnegie's Scott S. Sheppard has found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings the ringed planet's total number of moons to 82, surpas ... more  
Were hot, humid summers the key to life's origins?St. Louis, MO (SPX) Oct 08, 2019 Uncovering how the first biological molecules (like proteins and DNA) arose is a major goal for researchers attempting to solve the origin of life. Today, chemists at Saint Louis University, in coll ... more  
Scientists observe year-long plateaus in decline of type Ia supernova light curvesBelfast UK (SPX) Oct 08, 2019 This is a surprising finding as astronomers had expected that the light curve would not only continue decreasing but even experience a sharp drop, rather than flattening into a plateau. The di ... more |
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Sun science has a bright future on the MoonGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 04, 2019 There are many reasons NASA is pursuing the Artemis mission to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024: It's a crucial way to study the Moon itself and to pave a safe path to Mars. But it's also a great ... more 
Lab uses deep learning to monitor the Sun's ultraviolet emissionMountain View CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 A NASA Frontier Development Lab (FDL) team has shown that by using deep learning, it is possible to virtually monitor the Sun's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) irradiance, which is a key driver of space w ... more 
The role of a cavity in the hypernova ejecta of a gamma-ray burstPescara, Italy (SPX) Oct 04, 2019 Since 2018, a new style of research has been introduced in gamma-ray-bursts (GRBs) studies: it does not describe the prompt radiation phase observed by the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory and the NAS ... more 
New 'fuzzy' dark matter research disrupts conventional thinkingSussex UK (SPX) Oct 04, 2019 New research conducted at the University of Sussex has simulated dark matter in a new way for the first time, disrupting conventional thinking about the make-up of the universe. The research, publis ... more 
Two ancient migration events in the Andromeda GalaxyHilo HI (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 Large galaxies like the one we live in, the Milky Way, are believed to grow through repeated merging with smaller, dwarf galaxies. Gas and dwarf galaxies in the vast cosmic web follow the gravitatio ... more |
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New organic compounds found in Enceladus ice grainsPasadena CA (JPL) Oct 03, 2019 New kinds of organic compounds, the ingredients of amino acids, have been detected in the plumes bursting from Saturn's moon Enceladus. The findings are the result of the ongoing deep dive into data ... more  |
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The violent history of the big galaxy next doorCanberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 Astronomers have pieced together the cannibalistic past of our neighbouring large galaxy Andromeda, which has now set its sights on the Milky Way as its next main course. The galactic detectiv ... more 
Scientists observe formation of individual viruses, a firstWashington (UPI) Oct 4, 2019 Scientists have captured images of individual viruses forming, gaining insights into the mechanics of viral assembly. ... more  
Neutrino produced in a cosmic collider far awayBonn, Germany (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 The neutrino event IceCube 170922A, detected at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, appears to originate from the distant active galaxy TXS 0506+056, at a light travel distance of 3. ... more 
Is it possible to borrow energy from an empty spaceVienna, Austria (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 Energy is a quantity that must always be positive - at least that's what our intuition tells us. If every single particle is removed from a certain volume until there is nothing left that could poss ... more 
Illinois researchers develop new framework for nanoantenna light absorptionUrbana IL (SPX) Sep 24, 2019 Harnessing light's energy into nanoscale volumes requires novel engineering approaches to overcome a fundamental barrier known as the "diffraction limit." However, University of Illinois researchers ... more |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 02, 2019 
Last night, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver - extraordinarily long by mission standards. The goal of the burn, as it's known, will keep the solar-powered spacecraft out of what would have been a mission-ending shadow cast by Jupiter on the spacecraft during its next close flyby of the planet on Nov. 3, 2019.
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Uncovering how the first biological molecules (like proteins and DNA) arose is a major goal for researchers attempting to solve the origin of life. Today, chemists at Saint Louis University, in collaboration with scientists at the College of Charleston and the NSF/NASA Center for Chemical Evolution, published a study in the journal Nature Communications that suggests deliquescent minerals - whic ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 7, 2019 
Data collected by NASA's Curiosity rover suggests Mars once hosted dozens of shallow briny ponds that periodically overflowed and then dried.
Scientists on the Curiosity mission described their interpretation of the rover's Gale Crater observations - and of the ancient Martian landscape - in a new paper published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 07, 2019 
When the first woman and next man step foot on the Moon in 2024, they will be wearing the next generation of spacesuits designed to give astronauts enhanced mobility to accomplish their exploration tasks on the lunar surface. NASA is currently designing and developing a new spacesuit system, called the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit or xEMU, for use during Artemis missions at the Moon ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 
In April 2019, an international team of more than 300 scientists unveiled the first recorded images of a black hole, its dark shadow and vivid orange disk peering back across 55 million light years of space. Capturing images from so far away required the combined power of eight radio telescopes across four continents, working together to essentially form a massive Earth-sized telescope called th ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 08, 2019 
The public is invited to a free lecture called 'Going to the Top of the World to Touch the Sky,' with Dr. Douglas Rowland, NASA research scientist. The talk will occur in the Pickford Theater, third floor, Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., on Oct. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT.
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 San Antonio TX (SPX) Oct 01, 2019 
A Southwest Research Institute scientist is helping NASA observe and characterize near-Earth objects (NEOs) that could pose a threat to Earth or have potential for further exploration. SwRI's Dr. Tracy Becker is part of an international team of scientists who will use the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico to study nearby asteroids and comets through a $19 million grant managed by the University ... more |
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 Mountain View CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 
A NASA Frontier Development Lab (FDL) team has shown that by using deep learning, it is possible to virtually monitor the Sun's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) irradiance, which is a key driver of space weather. The Sun is vital for survival, but solar flares, which typically occur a few times a year, have the potential to cause severe disruptions in space and on Earth.
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Sep 02, 2019 
Two satellites for technological experiments were sent into space by a Kuaizhou-1A, or KZ-1A, carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Saturday.
The rocket blasted off at 7:41 a.m. and sent the two satellites into their planned orbit.
Kuaizhou-1A, meaning speedy vessel, is a low-cost solid-fuel carrier rocket with high reliability and a short prep ... more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 03, 2019
In April 2019, an international team of more than 300 scientists unveiled the first recorded images of a black hole, its dark shadow and vivid orange disk peering back across 55 million light years of space. Capturing images from so far away required the combined power of eight radio telescopes across four continents, working together to essentially form a massive Earth-sized telescope called th ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 3, 2019 
When raised in captivity, Chimpanzees live an average of 40 years, according to a new study by researchers in Japan.
Most surveys of the chimpanzee lifespans have focused on wild apes, but many chimps live the majority of their lives in captivity.
For the study, published Thursday in the journal Primates, scientists analyzed data on captive chimps in Japan. The research time scan ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Oct 04, 2019 
NASA astronaut Nick Hague returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday, alongside Soyuz commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The crew landed safely at 6:59 a.m. EDT in Kazakhstan.
Hague and Ovchinin launched March 14, along with fellow NASA astronaut Christina ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2019 
Researchers with the MOSAiC expedition have found an ice floe to anchor the German research icebreaker Polarstern to for a year-long.
Late last month, a team of researchers with the Alfred Wegener Institute's Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research set sail from Norway and entered the Laptev Sea, a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. Their journey into the center of the Arctic was ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Oct 2, 2019 
Rampant and unsustainable extraction of groundwater reserves crucial for food production will "critically impact" rivers, lakes and wetlands in half of Earth's drainage basins by mid-century, researchers warned Wednesday.
Found underground in cracks in soil, sand and rock, groundwater is the largest useable source of freshwater on the planet and more than two billion people rely on it to dri ... more |
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 Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 03, 2019 
Astronomers have pieced together the cannibalistic past of our neighbouring large galaxy Andromeda, which has now set its sights on the Milky Way as its next main course.
The galactic detective work found that Andromeda has eaten several smaller galaxies, likely within the last few billion years, with left-overs found in large streams of stars.
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